24 hours in pictures

Belem, Brazil: Roman Catholic pilgrims follow the image of the local saint, Our Lady of Nazareth, as it is paraded during the annual Cirio de Nazaré procession, the country's biggest religious festival Photograph: Paulo Santos/Reuters

Mexico City, Mexico: Members of the federal police stand by at the central office of the decentralised electric supply agency Luz y Fuerza del Centro as demonstrators protest against the government's decision to close the firm Photograph: Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty

Pungo village, Philippines: Victims of the recent floods look out from their house Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP

Padang, Sumatra: A worker loads items into a truck from the ruin of a warehouse damaged by the earthquake that struck last month Photograph: Achmad Ibrahim/AP

Ramadi, Iraq: A policeman inspects the site of a twin car bomb Photograph: AFP/Getty

Numansdorp, The Netherlands: Fisherman Aart van der Waal returns ashore after emptying his nets of his daily catch of eels. Fishing for eels, which are considered a delicacy by the Dutch, has been banned during October and November to stem the decline in the eel population Photograph: Jerry Lampen/Reuters

Bangkok, Thailand: A woman sells masks bearing the likeness of the exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra during a rally at the Democracy Monument Photograph: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters

Changzhi, China: A labourer at a steel and iron plant Photograph: Reuters

Sao Paulo, Brazil: Firefighters put out the flames on homes in the Diogo Pires shantytown, which is home to about 300 families, after a raging fire broke out Photograph: Mauricio Lima/AFP/Getty

London, UK: Miroslaw Balka's installation How It Is is displayed in the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Kabul, Afghanistan: An Afghan National police officer controls traffic at a checkpoint Photograph: Michael Kappeler/AFP/Getty

Washington, US: Protesters take part in a march to demand equal civil rights for gay people Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Altrincham, UK: A deer forages for food in the early morning sun Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Miami, US: A dancer wears a costume during the Miami carnival Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images